Arms of Woolstone

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From The Blazon of Gentrie by Sir John Ferne (1586) p197

Blazon: Argent three turnpikes sable

Ferne defines turnpikes as a device “set and fixed, upon Causeways, Bridges, and straight passages, to stop and forestall the horse-men of their way.” They are also called turnstiles.

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